Is the Doctor's Room Recognized as a Criminal Organization... '42-Year Sentence in Second Trial' Jo Joo-bin's Supreme Court Verdict Today

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Jo Joo-bin, who is accused of producing sexually exploitative videos of minors and selling and distributing them through the mobile messenger Telegram chat rooms, as well as systematically operating chat rooms such as 'Baksa-bang,' will face the Supreme Court trial on the 14th.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Lee Dong-won) will hold the sentencing hearing for the appeal of Jo Joo-bin and four others, who were indicted on charges including organizing a criminal group, at 10:15 a.m. that day.

Jo Joo-bin was prosecuted for luring or threatening women from May 2019 to February 2020 to produce sexually exploitative materials and selling and distributing them via Telegram. He is also accused of threatening to distribute nude videos of minor victims and having accomplices attempt sexual assault.

Jo Joo-bin, in particular, drew nationwide outrage as it was revealed that he operated the Telegram chat room 'Baksa-bang' together with accomplices. The prosecution designated those involved in operating this 'Baksa-bang' as a criminal group and additionally charged Jo Joo-bin with organizing a criminal group. Subsequently, Jo Joo-bin's cases were consolidated and tried together.

The first trial recognized the chat room organization as a criminal group and sentenced Jo Joo-bin to 40 years in prison.

Furthermore, in a separate case where Jo Joo-bin was additionally charged with hiding about 108 million won earned by receiving the criminal proceeds from Baksa-bang in cryptocurrency and exchanging it, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison, totaling 45 years. The second trial reduced the sentence to 42 years in consideration of settlements with some victims.

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